slushy

English

Etymology

From slush +‎ -y. In the sense of a cook, from the sense of slush meaning "refuse grease and fat collected in cooking".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslʌʃi/

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Adjective

slushy (comparative slushier, superlative slushiest)

1. Covered in slush.
2. Having the consistency of slush.
3. (of a person) Soupy; sentimental.

Translations

covered in slush

• Bulgarian: кален (bg) (kalen)
• Maori: kūrarirari

having the consistency of slush

• Bulgarian: кишав (bg) (kišav)
• Maori: kūtere, kūrarirari

Noun

slushy (plural slushies)

1. Alternative form of slushie (“flavoured frozen drink made with ice crystals”)
2. (Australia, colloquial, slang) A kitchen helper.
3. (UK, slang, obsolete) A ship's cook.

Translations

flavored shaved ice served as a drink — see slush

References

• (ship's cook): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary